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Hydro-Québec says some ice storm power outages will not be fixed before Tuesday
MONTREAL - Another 50,000 Hydro-Qubec customers should see their power restored by end of day on Sunday, the utility said while warning some of its remaining repairs to lines damaged by last week's de...
Apr 09, 2023

Quebec police watchdog investigating after head-on collision on provincial highway
MONTREAL - Quebec's police watchdog is investigating after a driver travelling the wrong way on a provincial highway while being chased by police struck another vehicle Friday night, killing its occup...
Apr 09, 2023

Talismanic back Sam Malcolm the latest Arrows casualty in gruelling MLR season
TORONTO - After starting the Major League Rugby season with six injury-plagued games on the road, the Toronto Arrows continue to take a beating at home. The Arrows went into Saturday's home opener aga...
Apr 09, 2023

Toronto Raptors rest big names in regular-season finale
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors are sitting some of their biggest names for their season finale against the Milwaukee Bucks. Leading scorer Pascal Siakam, point guard Fred VanVleet, and defensive stalwa...
Apr 09, 2023

Tiger Woods withdraws before completing third round of Masters
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) - Tiger Woods withdrew from the Masters before the resumption of the third round because of an injury Sunday, ending his streak of completing all 72 holes of every tournament he has ...
Apr 09, 2023

Tiger Woods withdraws before completing third round of Masters
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) - Tiger Woods withdrew from the Masters before the resumption of the third round because of an injury Sunday, ending his streak of completing all 72 holes of every tournament he has ...
Apr 09, 2023

'Outstanding young humans:' Nanaimo group earn national folk music honours
NANAIMO - A local fiddling group has plenty of reasons to smile after taking home the big honour at a recent Canadian music awards show.Fiddelium is a group of 13 youths between the ages of 12 and 18,...
Apr 09, 2023

New Zealand qualifies for Olympics while Canada's men face rugby sevens relegation
KALANG, Singapore - New Zealand defeated Argentina 19-17 Sunday to win the HSBC Singapore Sevens and become the first men's team to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics. The news was not so good for th...
Apr 09, 2023

VI Raiders ID camp first major event with alumni Andrew Harris at the helm
NANAIMO - The Vancouver Island Raiders new director of football operations is beginning to put his stamp on the team.Andrew Harris was front and centre as the team held their first ever high school ev...
Apr 09, 2023

Review of democratic processes needed as ministerial responsibility changes: experts
OTTAWA - One of the longest House of Commons committee filibusters in the last 10 years was the recent marathon attempt by the Liberals to prevent the prime minister's chief of staff from testifying a...
Apr 09, 2023